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Select Officer Programs to see the Eligibility Requirements. Refer to the Coast Guard Recruiting Manual, COMDTINST M1100.2 (series) for more information about eligibility requirements.
If you haven’t already taken it, a practice test can predict how you’ll score. The minimum ASVAB AFQT score for enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard is 36. Officer programs have different standardized test requirements. Physical Exam. A complete medical exam and drug test at MEPS ensures that you meet service medical standards.
Enlisting in the Coast Guard Reserve follows nearly the same process as active duty, but with a few additional considerations. Training. You’ll need to fit into one of the specific reserve accession programs. Depending on the program, you’ll either be approved to directly enter a specialty or assigned to a specialty training class:
How to Become a Coast Guard Aviator. If you have prior military flight experience as a pilot, you can join the Coast Guard through the Direct Commission Aviation program and immediately begin flying.
If you already have a bachelor’s degree, OCS is the primary entry point to becoming a Coast Guard officer. When you’re selected for this program, you’ll attend a 17-week course of instruction in leadership and military subjects to prepare you for any Coast Guard officer career.
Coast Guard. Officer applicants who enlist and graduate basic training before the posted application deadline must utilize the Coast Guard Member Checklist. Officer applicants who enlist and graduate basic training after the posted application deadline must utilize the Civilian or Other Military Service Checklist. 2.
With the gear you maintain, you'll fly on Coast Guard helicopters into a range of challenging situations, from emergencies at sea to floods on land to cliff-side rescues. AST tasks require the highest degree of physical fitness. ASTs are typically assigned to Coast Guard air stations.
Officer Candidate School (OCS) is the Coast Guard's general officer commissioning program, open to civilians, prior service members, and Coast Guard enlisted members. The OCS application process is one of the most competitive of any Coast Guard officer program.
While many ratings participate in law enforcement, MEs are the Coast Guard's specialists. You'll lead and train your crew's boarding teams and maintain the unit's law enforcement equipment. When situations demand the highest risk tactics, like helicopter insertion or opposed boardings, deployable specialized forces of MEs get the call.
The Coast Guard’s only dedicated surge force—the Reserve—is a contingency-based workforce that is trained locally and deployed globally, providing ready and responsive personnel to meet mission requirements within the prioritized focus areas of defense operations; ports, waterways, and coastal security; incident response and management ...